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Retirement Security in the Wake of COVID-19

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans faced significant barriers to retirement security. Only half of adults over 50 had more than $100,000 saved for retirement, and nearly 30 percent had no retirement savings or pension. Yet, according to research in 2019, the average American couple at age 65 could expect to spend $285,000 on health costs alone during retirement.
The unprecedented job losses and market swings of the past weeks have dramatically incre...

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Retirement Security in the Wake of COVID-19 - Conference Call Series

As the coronavirus pandemic has progressed, older adults have seen a dramatic drop in their retirement savings. Market losses and uncertain prospects for stability and work have led to deep anxieties about the future.
Younger workers, also stressed, have time and the power of compounding on their side. But retirees and pre-retirees face critical near-term decisions about their financial futures, all while grappling with the immediate health threats of the pandemic.
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, a panel...

Cities Must do More to Protect Older Homeless Americans From COVID-19

The moral test of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable members, including those who are old and living in the shadows.
NOT SINCE THE 1918 Spanish flu have we faced such drastic nationwide measures to prevent the spread of a deadly disease pandemic. Communities across America are shut down and individuals are instructed to stay at home and distance from those outside their households. For older adults, who are at greater risk, particularly those with chron...